Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter – June 2018

Welcome

Welcome to the 2018 GOLD FEVER Newsletter.  Another year, another gold prospecting opportunity.  If you have not tried to find gold, you need to give it a try.  Let us know if you need help to get started, there are many people with experience that the help you.

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President’s Message

Hi all.

 I was pleased with the turnout at the metal detecting outing this year, we had several new members there to detect. The weather was a little warm but there was no rain and everyone was eager to hunt. I’m sorry I didn't get to visit with everyone there I got to wrapped up in digging. By the time I got around to taking a group picture some had already left.

 The next outing is to Nugget Lake on June 16 I hope you can make it and get down to the creek after the meeting. As I write this it is around 90 degrees I hope it cools down some by the 16th. The heat make it miserable digging. I’m hoping to get out tomorrow early to do my own digging at Nugget but if I don't get up early enough to get there by 8:30 I’m afraid it will get to hot to spend a lot of time on the creek. It’s over a two hour drive from Marshfield to nugget and it hardly seems worth it for only a half a day but I got the itch to prospect. Got my mom's lawn mowed today and split all the wood I had in my yard now it’s time to play. I can mow my lawn Monday.   

See you in the creeks Mike Fait                         

 

                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Upcoming Events

 June 1, 2, & 3, 2018 - Wausau Prospectors – Outing – Ontonagon Michigan

June 2-3, 2018 – Coulee Rock Club – Rock & Gem Show – see more info below

June 16, 2018 - Tomah Club Meeting Outing to Nugget Lake – see map below

July 21, 2018 – Tomah Club Meeting – to be determined.

July 27, 28, & 29 – Midstate Metal Detector Club 22^nd Annual Open Hunt.

Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes May 19, 2018

 

Old Business:                                                                                                                                                              

The May meeting was held at Viroqua - Nine members showed up for the metal detecting hunt just outside of Viroqua. The site was currently a hayfield but formerly was a site for three houses. The only coin found here was an Indian head cent I believe it was 1903? Found by Richard Niemyjski real early in the day.

Wayne Ellefson sr. found a token good for three ten cent bars of lava soap for 15 cents, he also found what we think was a watch fob with an old horse plow pictured on it. The rest of us found mostly iron and aluminum.

It was a warm morning and the sun was shining all day. After noon we moved to Esofea Park to try our luck. Wayne found two memorial cents and Mike Fait found two dimes, by this time the sun and heat was wearing us down and we didn't do a lot of hunting at the park. We called it a day and had a good talk in the parking lot before we all went home.

  New Business:

Next month June 16 is our Nugget Lake outing.   Bring a dish to pass, it is $5 a carload to enter the park. We have the pavilion down by the lake reserved for lunch. We will be eating around noon, followed be a short meeting and then to the creek.

The number for Nugget Lake is 715-639-5611. The club will be cooking brats, hotdogs, and hamburgers. We also will supply soda and water.

 Bring you prospecting gear as this is one of the best panning spots in the state. No motorized equipment is allowed. Sluces, pans and rockers are OK. The gold here is almost all flower size but plentiful.

Raffles:  

No raffles were held.                                                             

 Gold Price on 5/28/18 was $1,297.20               Silver Price on 5/28/18 was $16.49

Respectfully submitted by Diane North – Newsletter Editor

Tomah Gold Club e-mail:   

 

 

 

Sponsored by:

Outdoor Outfitters

The MidState Metal Detector Club welcomes you to their 22^nd Annual Open Hunt and State Championship.  We pride ourselves in providing an affordable, fun event for the entire family.  Early entries enable better hunt planning.

Hunts will be held rain or shine.    Location - Deer Trail Park Campground near Nekoosa, WI   

100% of entry fees and donations are planted in the form of coins or tokens over the 2 days of the hunt.

·         Wisconsin State Championship – 2 day Competition Hunt (Sponsored by First Texas Products)                     

·         Raffles held throughout the weekend, and a Merchandise Drawing  – with donated merchandise and prizes

·         Treasures of Yesteryear Museum & Antique Detectors on display in club trailer

·         Metal Detecting Dealers, Miscellaneous Businesses and clubs will have booths on site

·         Visit the club website for hunt fliers or updates http://midstatemdc.com/

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Schedule of Events (Times are approximate)

Friday Night:    5:00 to 7:00 Welcome and Registration

 Dark                Free Night Hunt (All coins/prizes are donated)

Saturday:  8:00 to 8:45 Registrations

  9:30 to 10:00   Freedom Hunt

10:30 to 11:00   Wayne Otto’s Dollar Digging Hunt – Clad Dollars and Silver Halves (Sponsored by Outdoor Outfitters)

11:20 to 12:00   Wisconsin State Championship Competition

12:00 to   2:00   Lunch

  2:00 to   2:30   Liberty Hunt

  3:00 to   3:30   Kids Hunt – Ages 7-12 – Detector Needed

Ages 6 and Under – No Detector Needed

  4:00 to   4:30   Memorial Hunt - $20.00 Extra Fee

                          (US and Foreign Silver)                                                                    

  4:15 to   5:15   Detector Throw Contest

4:30 to    ???   Merchandise Drawing

 Sunday:   8:00 to   8:30 Registration 

 9:00 to   9:30    Finals for the Wisconsin State Competition Hunt

            

10:00 to 10:30   Big Dig (Sponsored by Outdoor Outfitters)

 

10:40 to 10:45   Competition Hunt runoff (in case of ties)

11:00 to 11:20   Awards, and Announcements.

11:30 to 12:00   Key Hunt

(Detectors Donated)

12:30 to 1:00     Vintage Hunt (oldies and goodies)

 

Directions:

This year’s hunt will be held at Deer Trail Park Campground near Nekoosa, WI

From Wisconsin Rapids

Head south on Hwy. 13.  Turn right on Hwy. 73 for 3½ miles. Turn left on County Rd. Z just after Evergreen Bowling Alley. Go 3 miles south. Campground is on the right.

Parking at hunt site – Make sure you are parked where

allowed - No Parking in camp sites. You will have to move!

Also watch your speed, and please pick up your trash.

 

 

Please thank and support the following business for their donations to our 21^st Annual Hunt, and for their continued support to our 22^nd Annual hunt in 2018.

American Digger Magazine  www.americandigger.com              ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal                      

Artistic Signs – 715-325-5000 WI. Rapids, WI                        Lost Treasures Magazine

Detector Electronics Corp- www.metaldetector.com               Minelab USA -  Downers Grove, IL           

Deerfield Detectors- www.deerfielddetectors.com                   O’Reilly Auto Parts     http://www.oreillyauto.com

Doug’s Treasure Den – Wisconsin Rapids, WI                        Outdoor Outfitters - Waukesha, WI                                       

First Texas Products (Bounty Hunter, Fisher, Teknetics)        ProSticker.com – www.prosticker.com

Garrett Metal Detectors, Texas                                              Superior Balance Scales www.superiorbalance.com

Gary’s Coin & Stamp – Wisconsin Rapids, WI                    Wilcox All Pro Tools – Montezuma, IA                               

Gary Kruesel – Token Collector -1-507-282-0147                  Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine

                                                                                               Whites Electronics Inc - Whites of the Great Lakes

                                                                                                                                                                               

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Campground

Deer Trail Park Campground

13846 County Road Z
Nekoosa, WI 54457
Phone: (715)886-3871
E-Mail: deertrl@wctc.net

www.campingfriend.com/DeerTrailPark

This Campground is where the Hunt will take place. Mention the MidState Metal Detecting Club Open Hunt when reserving a campsite.

 

More information about the Wisconsin Rapids area, you can visit these websites.

www.visitwisrapids.com

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                          Entry Form (1 Entry form per person please)                                                           

DISCLAIMER: The sponsoring club, its members, nor its officers connected with this hunt will be held responsible for theft, injuries, or damage incurred.  Hunt at your own risk.  Be a responsible hunter and fill in your holes.  Only probes and diggers of no more than 2 inches in width will be allowed in any hunt, (No rakes allowed). No Pulse machines - Headphones Required. If these conditions are not met, you may be asked to leave the hunt field.  All coins and tokens are buried shallow as possible.

 * Due to changing Silver prices we reserve the right to change all Hunts and targets*

Name __________________________________________________________________________________    

Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________________ State _____________Zip _______________

Phone___________________________________Email _______________________________________

Open Hunt

$_____ Regular Entry (2 days - $100.00 per person)

$_____ Regular Entry – Saturday Only (1 day - $60.00 per person)

$_____ Regular Entry – Sunday Only (1 day - $55.00 per person)

$_____ Pre Teen Entry – Age 12 and Under (2 days - $75.00 per person)

$_____ Pre Teen Entry – Age 12 and Under – Saturday Only (1 day - $45.00 per person)

$_____ Pre Teen Entry – Age 12 and Under – Sunday Only (1 day - $40.00 per person)

$_____ Special Saturday - Memorial Hunt ($20.00 Pre-Registration by July 1, 2018)

$_____ Total

Wisconsin Championship Hunt – Pre Registration by July 1, 2018

100% Payback – All Championship Hunt Trophies will be donated by ProSticker.com

Select Division – Age as of July 27, 2018 – You must stay in your age Division or go to Pro Division

*There has to be 2 or more entered in a Division if not you will be moved – Payouts are: 2 in division pays 1st only.  3 in a division pays 1st and 2nd.  4 or more in a division pays 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

o   Juniors - Boys and Girls (Age 17 and under)

o   Men                                (Age 18-54)

o   Senior Men        (Age 55 and Over)

o    Women (Age 18 and Over)